I didn’t know if he was going to shoot the kids or the mothers or the security guard at the school door.

I just thought about defending the mums, the children, my own life and my daughter’s.

I had to act quickly to end his aggression and prevent him from harming anyone. I reverted to the training I have received in the corporation.

It’s gratifying to have been in the right place to have saved all our lives.

Warned by another woman who’d ran past her, saying a robbery had taken place, it didn’t take long for Officer Sastre to jump into action, following her instincts.

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According to Officer Sastre’s husband, André Alves, a military police lieutenant, the suspect’s gun fired once.

He added, it’s not known whether Moreira or Officer Sastre shot first:

The suspect’s gun fired once, but it is not known whether or not it was before Katia fired.

The first shot ricocheted and got lost. On his second attempt at firing, the weapon locked. Thankfully she was faster than him, because when a thug discovers (their opponent) is a police officer, he shoots to kill.

In our profession we must always be attentive. She is calm and knows that she acted correctly. Everything ended fine.

It would be a risk if he had searched her before and found out she is a cop.

As Mayor Franca summed up, although ‘it is not ideal the suspect died’, no one else was hurt and the incident acts as a warning to others who ‘take up a gun’.